York Rake--Are they any good!

[Carl_NH]

The scarifier, plus the blade, and crank wheel adjustment are all nice features. I wish I had the scarifier to "till" the ground before raking - thats a great feature especially for soil prep for grass.

With scarifiers ot could sort of double as a box blade but likely not as robust so think of getting a "two in one" tool.

As others said, $800 is a decent price - even if you use it for 5 years it will still be worth $500-600 range with these features.

 

[npalen]

LANDSCAPE RAKE
The newer York's look to have a spring loaded down pressure rod on the scarifier. This one looks to have some kind of locking rod but don't see any springs. Hoping to take a look at it tomorrow.

 

[RickB]

Keep waffling and it will be gone............. A lot of rake for $850.

 

[npalen]

Bought it today for $700. Thanks, again, for the support, guys.

 

[rabtfarm]

Good for you. I bought less rake(back before the depression:ashamed for the same amount.

 

[npalen]

YORK RAKE / ARENA / LANDSCAPE / GARDEN / CONSTRUCTION GROOMER | eBay

Here's one in Colorado with a rotate cylinder.

 

[Thomas]

You done well,soooo how about some action pics.

 

[npalen]

York Rakes - YouTube
This will have to do for now The 105-110 degrees F here in Kansas kind of puts a damper on outside play.

Edit: I did get a chance to see what the scarifier would do. I figured it should not have any trouble penetrating due to the weight leverage behind. It was a joy to see it cut very smoothly!

 

[Dick]

the B9200 is a great machine but a 6 foot york at a 2-3 inch depth might be too much for your old girl. good luck
dick

 

[npalen]

the B9200 is a great machine but a 6 foot york at a 2-3 inch depth might be too much for your old girl. good luck
dick

Now that surprises me as I assumed the B9200 had plenty of stuff to handle a 6' rake.
Would one normally run a rake at that depth? I assume that would have to be in loose dirt as the teeth are probably not strong enough to handle that kind of depth in packed soil.